Prambanan, the Temple Hindu most Pretty in the World

The Prambanan temple was the normal outbuilding pretty that was built in the 10th age in the government's period of two kings, Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung. Soared be as high as 47 metre (5 metre higher than the Borobudur Temple), this temple establishment filled his manufacturer's wish, showed the Hindu glory in the Javanese land. This temple was located 17 kilometre from the centre of the Yogyakarta city, in the middle of the area that currently is built the beautiful garden.

There was a legend that always was told by the Javanese community about this temple. Alkisah, the man had a name Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang. Because did not love, Jonggrang asked Bondowoso to make the temple with 1000 statues in overnight. The request almost was fulfilled before Jonggrang asked villagers to pound rice and to make fire big in order to be formed by the atmosphere like the morning. Bondowoso that just could make 999 statues afterwards condemned Jonggrang to the statue that was 1000th because felt was deceived. The Prambanan temple had 3 main temples in the main page, that is the Wisnu Temple, Brahma, and Siwa. The three temples were the Trimurti symbol in the Hindu belief. The three temples appear before to the east. Each main temple had the colleague's one temple that appear before to the west, that is Nandini for Siwa, Angsa for Brahma, and Garuda for Wisnu. Moreover, still was gotten 2 temples pressed, 4 screen temples, and 4 corner temples. Now, the second page had 224 temples.

Entered the Siwa temple that located in the middle and his building was highest, you will come across 4 rooms. One main room was containing the Siwa statue, while 3 rooms that were other respectively contained the Durga statue (the wife Siwa), Agastya (the teacher Siwa), and Ganesha (Putra Siwa). The Durga statue so that was talked about as the Roro Jonggrang statue in the legend that it was related above. In the Wisnu Temple that was located on the north of the Siwa temple, you will only encounter one room that contained the Wisnu statue. Likewise the Brahma Temple that was located on the south of the Siwa Temple, and you too only will find one room contained the Brahma statue.

The colleague's temple that was enough attracted was the Garuda Temple that was located near the Wisnu Temple. This temple kept the story about the human noose of half of the birds that were named Garuda. Garuda was mystique birds in mitologi Hindu that bertubuh gold, had a white face, outflanked red, had a beak and outflanked was similar to the eagle. Estimated, the noose was the Hindu adaptation on the Bennu noose (means to 'rise' or 'shine', normally was associated with the God Re) in mitologi Egyptian Kuno or Phoenix in mitologi Greek Kuno. Garuda could rescue his mother from the Aruna curse (the older brother Garuda that was born the defect) by stealing the Elixir Of Life (holy water of the gods).The capacity rescued that that is admired by many people now and was used for various interests. Indonesia used him for the symbol of the country. It seems, the creator of the symbol of Garuda Kepancasilaan looked for the inspiration in this temple. The other country that also used him for the symbol of the country was Thailand, on the basis of same but the adaptation of the form and kenampakan that was different. In Thailand, Garuda was known with the Krut term or Pha Krut. Prambanan also had temple relief that contained the Ramayana story. According to the experts, the relief resembled the Ramayana story that was dropped off through the oral tradition. Relief other that interesting was the Kalpataru tree that in the Hindu religion was regarded as the life tree, conservation and environmental compatibility. In Prambanan, Kalpataru tree relief was depicted was flanking the lion. The existence of this tree made the experts consider that the 9th age community had wisdom in carrying out his environment.Same like the Garuda noose, Kalpataru currently also is used for various interests. In Indonesia, Kalpataru became the symbol of the Lingkungan Hidup Vehicle (Walhi). Moreover, several scientists in Bali developed the concept of Tri Hita Karana for conservation of the environment by seeing Kalpataru relief in this temple. The same life tree could be found in gunungan that was used to open puppet art. A proof that available relief in Prambanan was secular. If conscientious, and you too could see various birds relief, this time real birds. Birds relief in the Prambanan Temple so natural so as biolog in fact could identify him until the level of the genus. One of them Jambul Kuning Cockatoo relief (Cacatua sulphurea) that raised the question. Because, the birds in fact only was gotten in the Masakambing Island, an island in the middle of Javanese Sea. Then, had the kind previously often been received in Yogyakarta? His answer please searched knew personally. Because, up to now did not yet have one person then that could solve the mystery.

Nah, still many others that could be dug up in Prambanan. You might not be tired definitely. Although finally was tired, you could rest in the garden around the temple. Was interested? Come immediately. Since September 18 2006, you could have entered the zone 1 Prambanan Temple although still could not enter the temple. Some damage resulting from the earthquake last May 27 2006 currently was repaired.